Yes GT is realistic, you just think everything is over twitchy because you don't realize how fast you are going. I am hoping they will add adaptive blur to GT5 to help that.

That's how cars act, so no it's not a "crazy fashion". It's a VERY steep learning curve, it just throws you in there but once you get it you will love it.

They key is to drive like you're on the track, take the proper line at the proper speed, only brake when your going straight, don't slam the brakes you will sow down slower then if you ease into them, don't just go full throttle everywhere especially around corners. Did I mention taking the proper line?

No, his cousin got the ps3 and he wastes enough of his day with his DS and PSP, I don't want him to be a total couch potato. His teacher told us at his conference that he was #1 in class, so want to keep that a priority.

I've learned a bit from the license testing, but I guess you are right about the speed and the lack of associated screen movement. My brakes seem to be WAY more responsive than my accelerator pedal heading into the apex. Every time I think I'm in a good spot to start to apply the gas, I spin out into the gravel and fail the test. I can't get that Citreon around Laguna Seca now.

That's accurate actually. Can't count the number of times I've been playing a driving game and I don't make what I consider to be a pretty gentle corner, then I look at the speedo next time through and I'm going well over 100, gee that explains it.

just to see how hard the test u were talking about was, i took it into my own hands and saw for myself, second try i get a silver trophy. thing is i have 10millioncredits and have walked all over that game for years, i think ive spents months worth of time on that game since it came out...if you need any help or tips id have no problem helping you out

So think back to the third day after you started playing with a wheel, was it as easy then?
I consider myself an above-average driver in real life, but I was consciously thinking of the game while driving over the last couple of days, and there just isn't the kind of feedback sitting in a chair (no sound of wheels slipping, no feel for the friction point where the tires are just starting to slip out from under you) so I think I can continue to increase the accelerator and go.